The Department of Media Studies has altered their major declaration process in favor of an application format with the intent of decreasing the number of students within the major.
State legislators and University administration actively tried to influence the conclusion and release of the Office for Civil Rights’ Title IX investigation of the University by lobbying the U.S. Department of Education, according to The Washington Post.
Residents of Charlottesville and its surrounding regions headed out to vote Tuesday for municipal seats as well as state House and Senate seats.
Jesse Matthew’s defense team may call up to 14 witnesses at a motions hearing set to occur next week.
Student Council met Tuesday to discuss potential changes to dining on-Grounds and consider the approval of new CIOs.
The Asian Student Union and Asian Leaders Council hosted a town hall meeting Sunday to discuss a letter of no confidence in ASU’s president written by the other members of the executive board.
Attorney Matthew Hardin filed a civil suit against Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney Denise Lunsford to compel her to release records relating to past investigations, as well as her use of county credit cards.
Tibetan monks from the Gaden Shartse Phukhang Monastery are stopping in Charlottesville as part of their two-year Sacred Arts of Tibet Tour throughout the country.
The McIntire School of Commerce recently announced plans for its new M.S. in Global Commerce program, which will give students the chance to study in Spain, China and the U.S.
University students have been invited to participate in up to three online modules this year as part of an alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct prevention program.
The Minority Rights Coalition will host a public open mic event focused on belonging at the University.
The City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County are both beginning the switch to new digital-scan voting machines with paper ballots.
The owner of Newstead Farm, in Cumberland County, Va. will be handing over her property to the winner of an essay contest that she designed.
Politics Prof. Larry Sabato spoke Saturday about the upcoming presidential election and current state of the U.S. legislature as part of the “More Than the Score” lecture series.
The student-led project “21st Century Citizens Initiative” presented the outcomes of their first venture titled “The Winneba Project” and discussed future endeavors Thursday. Read this article translated into Chinese here.
The Black Student Alliance invited University of Pennsylvania Political Science Prof. Adolph Reed to speak Thursday as part of Black Culture Week.
Amidst Halloween celebrations on the Lawn Friday, Puppies for a Purpose offered trick-or-treaters the chance to interact with dogs in exchange for donations of any amount to the Charlottesville Albemarle Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control announced that it had a record year in alcohol sales for the 17th year in a row.
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia recommended an additional $66 million be allocated for student financial aid in the 2016-18 state budget last week.
The Virginia Commonwealth University’s award-winning slam poetry team Good Clear Sound performed at the Chapel on Friday as part of Black Culture Week.
